apenas

Apenas eres un niño.

You're just a child.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

El celador apenas tuvo tiempo de pulsar el botón de emergencia.

The orderly barely had time to press the emergency button.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

Apenas se lo reconoce.

You can barely recognize him.

— Voraz (2017)

Ella apenas me habla ya.

She hardly speaks to me anymore.

Apenas pasé el examen.

I barely passed the exam.

Él apenas tenía dinero suficiente para comprar pan y leche.

He barely had enough money to buy bread and milk.

Apenas había salido de casa cuando empezó a llover.

I had barely left the house when it started to rain.

Para pescar al amanecer, hay que levantarse apenas amanece.

To go fishing at dawn, you have to get up as soon as it gets light.

Apenas te veo, Katya.

I hardly ever see you, Katya.

— Елена (2011)

La escuela queda apenas a cinco minutos caminando.

The school is just a five-minute walk away.

¿Y me lo dice apenas ahora?

And you're only telling me now?

— Cónclave (2024)

Apenas hay agua en el cubo.

There’s hardly any water in the bucket.

Estaba tan oscuro que apenas podían ver.

It was so dark they could barely see.

Apenas acabo de ver el accidente.

I just saw the accident.

Lo que les pase a sus cuerpos apenas tiene importancia para él.

What happens to their bodies barely matters to him.

— El laberinto del fauno (2006)

Apenas tenía puerta.

It barely had a door.

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

Apenas les va a escribir que no pudo hacerlo, ¿verdad?

He's just going to write and tell them he couldn't do it, right?

— Súper 30 (2019)

Han pasado diez años, apenas me acuerdo.

Ten years have passed; I barely remember.

— 암살 (2015)

Apenas como carne.

I hardly ever eat meat.

Tom ya apenas nos habla.

Tom hardly speaks to us anymore.

Apenas y me deja dormir.

It barely lets me sleep.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Estoy tan cansado que apenas puedo caminar.

I'm so tired I can barely walk.

Apenas ella apareció, supe que mis días aquí estaban contados.

As soon as she appeared, I knew my days here were numbered.

— TÁR (2022)

Su conductor estará listo apenas se ponga los pantalones.

Your driver will be ready as soon as he puts on his pants.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Salí hace apenas una hora y vine directamente aquí.

I left just an hour ago and came straight here.

— Drácula (2025)

Tom y Mary apenas se conocen.

Tom and Mary barely know each other.

Tom apenas estudió para la prueba.

Tom barely studied for the test.

Ella apenas comió nada.

She barely ate anything.

Apenas me pude contener de vomitar.

I could barely stop myself from vomiting.

Ese autor italiano es apenas conocido en Japón.

That Italian author is hardly known in Japan.

Él apenas puede andar.

He can barely walk.

Apenas había entrado en casa cuando estalló la tormenta.

I had barely entered the house when the storm broke.

Lee muy bien para su edad, apenas tiene cinco años.

She reads very well for her age; she is only five years old.

Más allá de eso, apenas conozco nada.

Beyond that, I hardly know anything.

Apenas soporto su comportamiento.

I can barely stand his behavior.

Tom apenas salió vivo.

Tom barely made it out alive.

Apenas habían empezado cuando comenzó a llover.

They had barely started when it began to rain.

Avísame apenas él llegue.

Let me know as soon as he arrives.

Apenas tengo tiempo de prepararme.

I barely have time to prepare.

Apenas la usaron.

They barely used it.

— Брат 2 (2000)

El perro se fue corriendo apenas solté la correa.

The dog ran away as soon as I let go of the leash.

Apenas cené.

I barely ate dinner.

Apenas un par de balas podrían incendiar el avión por completo.

Just a couple of bullets could set the entire plane on fire.

— Se levanta el viento (2013)

Apenas llueve allí.

It hardly ever rains there.

Apenas consiguen un trabajo, se creen que son tus padres.

As soon as they get a job, they think they're your parents.

— Elefante (2003)

Para entonces ella apenas salía de casa y afeitaba al gato los fines de semana.

By then she hardly ever left the house and only shaved the cat on weekends.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Apenas recuerdo mi propia vida.

I barely remember my own life.

— Avatar (2009)

Apenas me habló.

He barely spoke to me.

Él apenas había acabado de desayunar cuando sonó el teléfono.

He had barely finished breakfast when the phone rang.

Apenas hablo con él.

I hardly ever talk to him.

Murió cuando tenía apenas treinta años.

He died when he was barely thirty years old.

Apenas se ve.

It's barely visible.

— Viaje a las estrellas II: La ira de Khan (1982)

¿E igual ya apenas te veo?

And maybe I hardly ever see you anymore?

— Whiplash: Música y Obsesión (2014)

Tom apenas puede hablar francés.

Tom can barely speak French.

No quería comerla, apenas ha probado nada.

He didn't want to eat it; he's barely touched it.

— La strada (1954)

Apenas habíamos empezado cuando comenzó a llover.

We had barely started when it began to rain.

Iremos apenas él llegue.

We'll go as soon as he arrives.

Apenas tenemos tiempo para desayunar.

We barely have time for breakfast.

Apenas puedes pagar la renta, ¿y me vienes con sermones?

You can barely afford the rent, and you're lecturing me?

— Haz lo correcto (1989)

Niko, apenas te oigo.

Niko, I can barely hear you.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Apenas hemos comenzado.

We've barely begun.

Pero apenas tengo tiempo.

But I barely have any time.

— Un día especial (1977)

Apenas aprobó el examen.

He barely passed the exam.

Estuve aquí apenas ayer.

I was here just yesterday.

Estaba al sol, pero apenas se había secado.

It had been out in the sun, but it had barely dried.

Apenas tuvieron tiempo de apuntar.

They barely had time to aim.

Pondrá en tu contra al muchacho apenas pueda.

He'll turn the boy against you as soon as he can.

Y apenas tengo cincuenta.

And I’ve only got fifty.

— Nuevo Orden (2020)

Apenas conseguí salir de ahí con vida.

I barely managed to get out of there alive.

Mario está tan enfermo que apenas puede moverse.

Mario is so sick that he can barely move.

En la atmósfera sofocante, apenas tengo aliento.

In the stifling atmosphere, I can barely breathe.

Apenas.

Barely.

— Mother Night (1996)

Apenas me alcanza para alquilar la carretilla.

I can barely afford to rent the wheelbarrow.

Apenas estás empezando.

You're just getting started.

— Los ilusionistas 3: Ahora me ves, ahora no (2025)

Caben cincuenta personas apenas en esta sala.

This room can barely fit fifty people.

Jetty, apenas puedes caminar.

Jetty, you can barely walk.

— GOAT: La cabra que cambió el juego (2026)

Apenas se puede creer.

It's almost unbelievable.

A mí apenas me quedan fuerzas.

I barely have any strength left.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Ella apenas salió de la universidad, así que no tiene experiencia.

She just graduated from university, so she has no experience.

Apenas podemos avanzar, y la noche nos atrapa.

We can barely move forward, and night is falling.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Él apenas tiene libros.

He hardly has any books.

Apenas había salido de la casa cuando empezó a llover.

I had barely left the house when it started to rain.

En realidad, apenas hablaba inglés.

Actually, he barely spoke English.

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

La literatura cabilia apenas está comenzando.

Kabyle literature is only just beginning.

Apenas tenemos algo de agua.

We barely have any water.

Apenas pudimos escapar de los siete ataques navales.

We barely managed to escape the seven naval attacks.

— Las Travesuras de una Sirena (2016)

Apenas hay dinero para comer.

There's hardly any money for food.

Esos eran de apenas una novia.

Those were from just a girlfriend.

Bud, apenas te conocíamos.

Bud, we barely knew you.

— El sobreviviente (2025)

Apenas alcanza para pagar el fertilizante.

It's barely enough to pay for the fertilizer.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Por lo tanto, está bien que apenas me veas.

Therefore, it is fine that you hardly see me.

— Елена (2011)

Los moretones de Tom apenas se veían.

Tom's bruises were barely visible.

Apenas termina el trabajo, él se va derecho al bar.

As soon as he finishes work, he goes straight to the bar.

¡Pero si apenas la toqué, tranquilo!

But I barely touched it, relax!

— El niño y la garza (2023)

Kiki apenas sabe.

Kiki barely knows.

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

Apenas llega el cartero, él sale corriendo a recoger su correo.

As soon as the postman arrives, he runs out to collect his mail.

Apenas conozco a Tom.

I barely know Tom.

Apenas y puedo mover los codos aquí.

I can barely move my elbows in here.

— La historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Apenas lo vimos.

We barely saw it.

La fiesta apenas comienza.

The party is just getting started.

— Hoy Quiero Volver Solito (2014)

Apenas empecé a jugar tenis.

I just started playing tennis.

Si usted necesita ayuda, apenas pida.

If you need help, just ask.

Conocí a Tom y María apenas el otro día.

I met Tom and Maria just the other day.

Yo preparo café apenas me levanto.

I make coffee as soon as I get up.

Pero lo supe apenas la conocí.

But I knew it as soon as I met her.

— La doncella (2016)

El mercado apenas se había abierto cuando comenzó el fuego.

The market had barely opened when the shooting started.

Apenas se había acostado cuando cayó dormido.

He had barely gone to bed when he fell asleep.

Tom apenas habla con Mary.

Tom barely speaks to Mary.

Ella apenas comió.

She barely ate.

Apenas me tocó.

He barely touched me.

— Había una vez en Hollywood (2019)

Apenas había esperado un minuto cuando él llegó.

I had barely waited a minute when he arrived.

Mamá está muy ocupada en su trabajo, apenas tiene tiempo para mí.

Mom is very busy at work, she hardly has any time for me.

— El mundo secreto de Arrietty (2010)

Apenas sé nadar.

I barely know how to swim.

Tom apenas seguía vivo cuando lo encontramos.

Tom was barely alive when we found him.

Apenas hace dos o tres semanas dijo que podría ver el cometa.

Just two or three weeks ago he said he might be able to see the comet.

— Tu nombre (2016)

Apenas abrió el mercado, comenzó el incendio.

The fire started as soon as the market opened.

Apenas tengo tiempo para divertirme.

I barely have time to have fun.

Apenas la vimos.

We barely saw her.

La ropa estaba empapada de sal y apenas empezaba a secarse.

The clothes were soaked with salt and were just starting to dry.

No hay medicina que pueda salvarte, apenas vivirás media hora.

There is no medicine that can save you, you will barely live half an hour.

— Hamnet (2025)

Apenas cometo errores.

I hardly ever make mistakes.

Ella se puso a llorar apenas salió de la pieza.

She started crying as soon as she left the room.

Tom siempre habla en voz tan baja que apenas le entiendo lo que dice.

Tom always speaks in such a low voice that I can barely understand what he's saying.

Sabemos que llegaron a Goddard hace apenas unos años.

We know they arrived at Goddard just a few years ago.

Incluso si es verdad, apenas importa.

Even if it's true, it hardly matters.

Apenas van saliendo.

They’re just coming out.

— F1 la película (2025)

Fio, apenas termine la pelea iremos a la iglesia.

Fio, as soon as the fight is over we'll go to church.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Un disparo y una caída de un tren, y aun así parece apenas herido.

A gunshot and a fall from a train, and yet he seems barely hurt.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Tengo apenas diez libros.

I have only ten books.

Apenas lo conoces.

You barely know him.

— Hoy Quiero Volver Solito (2014)

Apenas duerme.

He barely sleeps.

— El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

Llevo media hora intentándolo, pero apenas ha bebido nada.

I've been trying for half an hour, but they've barely drunk anything.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

El agua apenas había empezado a hervir cuando ella agregó los ingredientes.

The water had barely started to boil when she added the ingredients.

Los fuegos artificiales comenzarán apenas se oscurezca.

The fireworks will begin as soon as it gets dark.

Los edificios están muy juntos y apenas entra luz natural.

The buildings are very close together and hardly any natural light gets in.

Apenas recuerdo su cara pero su voz la tengo grabada en la memoria para siempre.

I barely remember her face, but her voice is etched in my memory forever.

Tu padre era piloto militar, se llamaba Armando y apenas le recuerdas.

Your father was a military pilot. His name was Armando, and you barely remember him.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Apenas me había metido en el baño, cuando sonó el teléfono.

I had barely gone into the bathroom when the phone rang.

Fue un mínimo exceso de energía apenas.

It was just a minimal excess of energy.

Él apenas me habla ya.

He hardly speaks to me anymore.

Apenas hablo francés.

I barely speak French.

Sí, pero es apenas un estudiante grado C.

Yes, but he’s barely a C student.

— Левиафан (2014)

Lo sé, pero apenas sí lo son.

I know, but they hardly are.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

Tom apenas puede pagar la renta.

Tom can barely afford the rent.

Los dos pueblos están juntos, separados apenas por un puente.

The two towns are next to each other, separated only by a bridge.

Apenas habíamos esperado cinco minutos cuando llegó el bus.

We had barely waited five minutes when the bus arrived.

Llevamos más de una hora haciendo cola y la fila apenas se ha movido.

We've been queuing for over an hour, and the line has barely moved.

Apenas tengo dinero suficiente para comestibles.

I barely have enough money for groceries.

Apenas puedes verlo en la cinta.

You can barely see it on the tape.

Si te refieres al incidente con el dragón yo apenas tuve algo que ver.

If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I barely had anything to do with it.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Apenas la conocía.

I barely knew her.

Pero apenas tienes once años.

But you're only eleven years old.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Apenas ayer me di cuenta.

I only realized it yesterday.

Sí, apenas.

Yes, barely.

— Pasajero (2025)

Apenas tuvimos tiempo para cenar.

We barely had time for dinner.

¡Yo apenas te oigo!

I can barely hear you!

— Horas de terror (1997)

La lona de Northport seguía costando apenas un poco más que el precio de lista.

The Northport canvas was still costing just a little more than the list price.

Esta fiesta apenas está empezando.

This party is just getting started.

Y apenas un poquito a Da.

And just a tiny bit to Da.

Apenas llegué.

I just arrived.

— Anora (2024)

Apenas consigo verla.

I can barely see her.

Tú apenas llegaste a Ostia.

You had barely arrived in Ostia.

— Le notti di Cabiria (1957)

Él se fue corriendo apenas me vio.

He ran away as soon as he saw me.

Y ella apenas trabaja.

And she hardly works.

— Esplendor americano (2003)

Apenas puedo.

I can barely manage.

— 世界 (2004)

Rezo apenas me despierto.

I pray as soon as I wake up.

— 밀양 (2007)

Mi hija apenas tiene quince años.

My daughter is barely fifteen years old.

Apenas me atrevo a descifrar tu enigma, aunque veo en él mi felicidad.

I hardly dare to unravel your mystery, though I see my happiness in it.

Apenas ha empezado a nevar en Vicenza.

It has barely started to snow in Vicenza.

Pero, apenas pasé la puerta, me quedé mudo.

But as soon as I stepped through the door, I was speechless.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Hace apenas un momento que se fue.

He left just a moment ago.

Apenas se puede entrar a la tienda.

You can barely get into the store.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Ella apenas tocó su almuerzo.

She barely touched her lunch.

Apenas había salido de la casa cuando se puso a llover fuerte.

I had barely left the house when it started to rain heavily.

Los que hay apenas comen.

Those who are there barely eat.

— El espinazo del diablo (2001)

Apenas tenemos ocasión de usar el inglés.

We hardly ever have the opportunity to use English.

Apenas puede comunicarse.

He can barely communicate.

— 飲食男女 (1994)

No, no la conozco apenas.

No, I barely know her.

— Summertime (1955)

Sus ingresos apenas la mantienen en la clase media baja.

Her income barely keeps her in the lower middle class.

Apenas hay gente que tenga dos coches.

There are hardly any people who own two cars.

Pero apenas gritó.

But he barely screamed.

— RRR (2022)

Si apenas son seis o siete metros.

It's barely six or seven meters.

— El hoyo (2019)

Apenas alcanzaba a distinguir el color de los árboles.

I could barely make out the color of the trees.

Apenas tiene dinero, pero se las arregla.

He barely has any money, but he manages.

Todavía está lisiado y apenas puede hablar.

He is still disabled and can barely speak.

— Brigadas rojas (2008)

Apenas llegaron, empezaron a pelear.

As soon as they arrived, they started fighting.

No lo está, apenas se despertó.

He's not, he just woke up.

— Anora (2024)

El sol ha apenas salido.

The sun has barely risen.

Apenas conozco al chico.

I barely know the boy.

— Running on Empty (1988)

Ahora apenas tengo dinero.

I barely have any money now.

Estoy tan cansado que me iré a la cama apenas llegue a la casa.

I'm so tired that I'll go to bed as soon as I get home.

Comencemos apenas él venga.

Let’s begin as soon as he arrives.